fanfic
/ˈfænfɪk/
fanfic noun: fan fiction.
Noun
fanfic (countable and uncountable, plural fanfics)
- Fan fiction.
- A work of fan fiction.
Verb
fanfic (third-person singular simple present fanfics, present participle fanficcing, simple past and past participle fanficced)
- To write fan fiction.
- I haven't seriously fanficced in years, and I'm aware of what the exercise requires in terms of structure and theme etc.1998 October 23, pyth...@my-dejanews.com, “Re: The Diary of Tinya Wazzo: Entry #66”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.lsh (Usenet)
- To write fan fiction about (something).
- […] in fact, Paramount Legal sent over a memo to Goddenberry pointing out that so many "Vulcan" stories had been "fanficced" that it probably wasn't worth his time to try to come up with anything that he could do safely.1998 December 3, Gharlane of Eddore, “Re: 7 Days Plot Suggestion: World War Three!”, in rec.arts.sf.tv (Usenet)
- See above on Charlie's Angels. They never seemed to have lives of any sort and weren't interesting to me; they always seemed like soft porn for the guys, but a lot of girls fanwanked and fanficced them into more, so I guess they could qualify.2005 March 9, him...@animail.net, “Re: First Time Buffy Watcher”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)
Examples of fanfic in a sentence
- There's a massive iceberg of increasingly crazy fanfics out there based around those two characters.
- He has to come off it about his Harry Potter fanfic.
- This is such a wholesome HMOFA fanfic!
Synonyms of fanfic
Forms of fanfic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fanfics |
| alternative form | fan fic |
| alternative form | fan-fic |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fanfics |
| present participle | fanficcing |
| past participle | fanficced |
| past | fanficced |
Origin of fanfic
Clipping of fan fiction.
Words formed from fanfic
Questions about fanfic
- What does fanfic mean?
- Fanfic means fan fiction.
- What part of speech is fanfic?
- Fanfic can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce fanfic?
- Fanfic is pronounced /ˈfænfɪk/.
- What is the plural of fanfic?
- The plural of fanfic is fanfics.
Words near fanfic in the dictionary
Source and license
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